Principal Engineer - Civil

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YOUR NEW ROLE, WHATS INVOLVED?

WSP ME team has ambitions to significantly expand our energy team. We have a range of roles available to suit people at all points of their career and development. We are seeking a Technical Expert with core expertise in Civil & Structural domain with proven experience on Power/HV Sub- stations/Generation/Desalination/Wind/Solar Power Plants. The incumbent would be a key team player with strong technical expertise who will be working on exciting projects.

Role relating to Principal Engineer– Civil & Structural (10 + years’ experience) for Power, Water, Renewables, and Transmission & Distribution projects.

This includes (but not limited to):

• Performing conceptual design & FEED for substations, solar, wind & BESS plants of utility scale.

• Hand on experience of preparing and reviewing the key civil deliverables which include but are not limited to overall site layouts, road and drainages layouts, structural design, calculations, earth works & BOQs.

• Preparation / Review of general arrangement drawings of HV Substations, GIS, HVDC, site layouts, roads & drainage layout, admin and control buildings, bill of material etc for Power & Water related projects to ensure compliance with local and international engineering standards.

• Coordination with other inter discipline team like Electrical, Instrumentation and process to ensure cross disciplinary excellence.

• General technical support to Utility Companies, Plant Owners, Project Developer Companies, Banks & Governments pre/post financial close for new build plants as well as existing operational plant completion packages, as-built requirements and return data information.

• Making and maintaining appropriate commitments to project teams and coordinating design activities with multi-disciplined project team members.

• Assist in the preparation of technical inquiry requests (Inquiry Requisitions) to vendors, participate in the technical evaluation of vendor bid offers. Partake in Technical Bid Evaluations (TBE), review vendor drawings and documents. Review design calculations, ensure vendor equipment specifications meet with client equipment specifications and are within budgeted costs.

• Actively Collaborate with WSP ME office on project and business development related activities.

• Engage in training sessions and meetings dedicated to addressing targeted organizational initiatives.

• Ability to lead the projects and deal the client with hands on experience in project management activities.

• Willingness to visit client offices/project sites in ME as and when required.

• Possess a Graduate or Post Graduate Degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited institution.

• Preferably familiar with ME projects.

• 10+ years’ Experience in Power, Water and Renewable e.g. solar, wind and BESS projects is preferred.

• Hands on Experience on software tools like Staad, ETABS, SAFE, Auto CAD, Civil 3D will be an added advantage.

• Experience of working on projects with Middle East Utilities like SEC/NGSA/TRANSCO will be strong differentiator.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated leadership skills, Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

• Self-motivated and eager learner, aptitude to grow and develop within the field.

What if we can?

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP – we can!

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, paid professional subscriptions.

Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognise the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

BGV:

Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.